What instructions did TC Lian give regarding project application letters?

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TC Lian's Instructions Regarding Project Application Letters

TC Lian instructed Aliza Abd Malek to draft project application letters to the then prime minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, for five companies bidding for the same government project in 2021. These instructions extended to a second government project in the same year, the Central Spine Road: Sertik to East Coast Highway interchange project, for which application letters were also to be prepared for five companies. TC Lian specifically provided Aliza Abd Malek with the title for these application letters, directing that they be addressed to the prime minister.
Preparation of Letters for Multiple Companies

Aliza Abd Malek testified that she prepared five separate letters addressed to Muhyiddin for the IPD Klang Utara project, all with the identical title of applying for the project through a pre-qualification tender. These letters were for Nepturis, Permata Rebana Sdn Bhd, Fastcoll Corporation Sdn Bhd, JM Letrik Sdn Bhd, and MZ Hakujaya Sdn Bhd. For the Central Spine Road project, Aliza also prepared application letters to Muhyiddin for Nepturis, MCS Management Sdn Bhd, CKJ Engineering & Services Sdn Bhd, MK Services Sdn Bhd, and MZ Hakujaya Sdn Bhd, acting on TC Lian's instructions.
Content and Distribution of Application Letters

TC Lian provided Aliza Abd Malek with the necessary company profiles from Lian's side to draft the letters, which included background information on the rival companies and their Bumiputera status. Aliza confirmed that she had access to the letterheads of some of the other companies, which were provided to her via email or WhatsApp, and that she obtained approval for the letters to be signed from personal assistants or directly from directors. While the drafts she provided might have had slightly different fonts, wording, sentences, and number of paragraphs, she explained that the other companies were free to make amendments.
TC Lian's Role and Influence

TC Lian's instructions to have Aliza draft letters for multiple companies bidding for the same project, including competitors of Nepturis, were carried out despite it not being in Nepturis' direct interest. Aliza indicated that TC Lian was the one who found projects and preferred his name not be known, suggesting a strategic approach to securing government contracts. This method of preparing application letters for multiple entities, including rivals, was also applied to another government project in 2021, highlighting a pattern of TC Lian's direction in project acquisition processes.

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